Budweiser’s 2015 Superbowl Commercial currently has over 25 million hits on YouTube, and I suspect it’s not because of the beer. Humans require safety, satisfaction and connection, author Rick Hanson points out in his latest book, Hardwiring Happiness. We...

When most of us think about mental health, we ascribe its presence or absence largely to luck or having good genes. We vaguely (or actively) dread the onset of dementia or Alzheimer’s and cross our fingers it doesn’t happen to us. Well, there is a whole lot of good...

“I eat all the time,” she said with a nervous giggle. “I eat when I’m hungry, I eat when I’m not hungry. I eat to celebrate, I eat when I’m sad. I eat at night. I eat when my husband comes home.” Sarah’s story, as described in “The end of overeating: Taking Control...

The Swedes have long had a name for children who bloom where they’re planted – whether in well-tended garden or a sidewalk crack – “dandelion children”. Thomas Boyd, a University of Arizona developmental psychologist and Bruce Ellis, a developmental pediatrician from...

Megan and Michael were looking a good deal more relaxed at their next appointment. “Good news!” Megan started off, “We talked with all the parents, and much to my surprise, Michael’s mother was more than willing to cut the guest list once we explained our reasoning...

Megan and Michael returned the following week with a file folder full of brochures and an excel spreadsheet called “Wedding.” “We went to six different places,” Michael said, gesturing to the folder. “Everything from hotels to specialty wedding venues to halls. There...